Jody is born and raised in a small farming town, Cowflop, in New Mexico.Jody realizes that there has to be someplace better than Cowflop.Jody's young life than becomes centered on his escape from Cowflop.Jody then goes through school, in Cowflop, with little gained, except that he meets a girl, named Margo.Margo also wants out of Cowflop.Jody then goes to college and gets a job. He learns a bit about how the world operates and also about girls.Fortunately, Jody has kept up correspondence with Margo.